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DACOCD 592 [DDD]
Frederick Delius
Norwegian Masterworks
Henriette Bonde-Hansen
, soprano
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
Aarhus University Choir and Aarhus Chamber Choir
Bo Holten, conductor and chorus master
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Frederick Delius (1862-1934)
[ 1 ] Eventyr (1915/17)
Once upon a time (after Asbjørnsen's folklore)
(Dedicated to Henry Wood)
15:20
 
[ 2 ] Sleigh Ride (1887 orch. 1889)(MP3 sample Sound) 5:49
 
  Five Songs from the Norwegian (1888)
(Dedicated to Nina Grieg) (Orchestrated by Bo Holten)
 
[ 3 ] Søvnens Engler
Slumber Song
(Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson)
3:53
[ 4 ] Syng, syng Nattergal du
The Nightingale
(Theodor Kjerulf)
2:44
[ 5 ] Jeg reiste en deilig Sommerkvæld
Summer Eve
(Johan Paulsen)
3:37
[ 6 ] Længsel
Longing
(Theodor Kjerulf)
3:19
[ 7 ] Solnedgang (MP3 sample Sound)
Sunset
(Andreas Munch)
5:00
 
[ 8 ] The Song of the High Hills (1911/12)
Sunset (Andreas Munch)
25:58
 
Henriette Bonde-Hansen, soprano [3] - [7]
John Kjøller, tenor [8]
Helle Høyer Hansen, soprano [8]
Aarhus University Choir [8]
Hummerkoret [8]
Aarhus Chamber Choir [8]
(Chorus master: Bo Holten)
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
Bo Holten, conductor  

Review:
This disc from Denmark is to be much welcomed. Bo Holten has a good feeling for the composer; his Eventyr is full blooded and his scoring of the Grieg-like songs is mostly skilful and idiomatic.
BBC Music Magazine
In short this is a completely recommendable version of Delius's visionary dream of the high mountains and of the awed immediacy of mortality and transience that these high realms provoke.
Classical Music Web Editor's Choice - Gramophone

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